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NHL roundup: Flyers fire coach Laviolette

Coach Peter Laviolette was fired three games into the season by the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday.

"Right from the first day of training camp I was worried about how the team looked," general manager Paul Holmgren said. "We have a long way to go this season, but it's about how we played and it was unacceptable. It was a gut feeling that I had to make a change."

Before Laviolette, no NHL head coach was fired less than four games into the season. The last was Denis Savard by the Chicago Blackhawks, four games into the 2008 season.

Assistant coach Craig Berube was promoted to replace Laviolette. The Flyers are off to a 0-3-0 start to the season. Assistant coach Kevin McCarthy, who came with Laviolette from the Carolina Hurricanes, was also fired.